Lakota Nation vs. United States
Overview
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.
Top Cast
Layli Long Soldier
Self - Oglala Lakota
Nick Estes
Self - Sicangu Lakota
Mary Kathryn Nagle
Self - Cherokee Nation
Milo Yellow Hair
Self - Oglala Lakota
Krystal Two Bulls
Self - Northern Cheyenne & Oglala Lakota
Phyllis Young
Self - Hunkpapa Lakota
Nick Tilsen
Self - Oglala Lakota
Henry Red Cloud
Self - Oglala Lakota
Craig Howe
Self - Oglala Lakota
Alex Romero-Frederick
Self - Oglala Lakota
Edward Lazarus
Self - Author, 'Black Hills/White Justice'
Ted Koppel
Self (archive footage)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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